Who is the best pianist ever? (jazz, cd, member, guitarist)

TheBig3 · 09-29-2005, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by DontRunMeOver

Oh, don't bother with my opinion bit on the above post. Just remember that there is a CD around somewhere with Rachmaninov playing his own concerto. Buy it! Now! Get some real music into you.

Im going to ignore that last sentence and ask the question "Didn't he live in the 13th century?"

DontRunMeOver · 09-29-2005, 08:30 AM

Not unless he lived a very, very long time. To my knowledge he was born in the 19th century and died in the 20th. Had he been around in the 13th century and had a typical human lifespan its very unlikely that he would have written any piano concertos at all as the piano was invented some time during the 17th (I think) century. In the 13th century he would have been limited to sackbutts, viols and eunuchs singing soprano.

hookers with machineguns · 08-08-2005, 04:08 PM

May not be the best, but I like Tori Amos and Jamie Cullum.

TheBig3 · 08-08-2005, 07:04 PM

Tori owns any ivory she touches. Jamie has a good rhythem section and some song writing skill.

TheDoors'Chick27 · 08-13-2005, 03:44 PM

Without a doubt, Ray Manzarek.

Lewiscode · 08-13-2005, 07:58 PM

^ Though I love Ray's sound I don't know that I'd personaly rank him highest for technical proficiency. Those honors got to go to:

Thelonious Monk
Sun Ra
Charlie Mingus

(known primarily for Bass, which he is IMHO the best bassist, he did play some excelent piano stuff)

and who could forget:

Art Tatum

Yeah they're all jazz musicians. It's hard to choose classical music I listen to that's not by dead guys. You know guys that play their own stuff.

Frances · 04-20-2006, 02:26 AM

Tori Amos is right up there.

SATCHMO · 08-13-2005, 09:52 PM

Lewiscode you just got an A$$load of credit in my book for including Charlie Mingus in your list. Not a lot of people know who he is, that he did'n't just play upright bass, and,let alone, what an wonderful piano player Mingus was.

Lewiscode · 08-13-2005, 11:20 PM

Thank You. What can I say. I likes Jazz. and you can just call me Lewis.

TheBig3 · 08-14-2005, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

Lewiscode you just got an A$$load of credit in my book.

I just like that he supported my vote for Art Tatum (are we spelling that correctly?)

08-08-2005, 04:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
hookers with machineguns Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,738	May not be the best, but I like Tori Amos and Jamie Cullum. __________________ LASTFM

08-08-2005, 07:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
TheBig3 killedmyraindog Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 11,246	Tori owns any ivory she touches. Jamie has a good rhythem section and some song writing skill. __________________ I've moved to a new address

08-13-2005, 07:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
Lewiscode Dadaist Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Location: Location: Posts: 47	^ Though I love Ray's sound I don't know that I'd personaly rank him highest for technical proficiency. Those honors got to go to: Thelonious Monk Sun Ra Charlie Mingus (known primarily for Bass, which he is IMHO the best bassist, he did play some excelent piano stuff) and who could forget: Art Tatum Yeah they're all jazz musicians. It's hard to choose classical music I listen to that's not by dead guys. You know guys that play their own stuff. __________________ Yours Truly, Lewis Code Micbee Superfluous words are stupid. Man is what man thinks "What? Breakfast and Snack? Lunch and Snack Snack?Dinner and Snack Snack Snack?" "We can't release these - the guitar is distorted" - Milt Rogers

08-13-2005, 11:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
Lewiscode Dadaist Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Location: Location: Posts: 47	Thank You. What can I say. I likes Jazz. and you can just call me Lewis. __________________ Yours Truly, Lewis Code Micbee Superfluous words are stupid. Man is what man thinks "What? Breakfast and Snack? Lunch and Snack Snack?Dinner and Snack Snack Snack?" "We can't release these - the guitar is distorted" - Milt Rogers

09-29-2005, 08:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
DontRunMeOver They call me Tundra Boy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In your linen cupboard. Posts: 1,157	Not unless he lived a very, very long time. To my knowledge he was born in the 19th century and died in the 20th. Had he been around in the 13th century and had a typical human lifespan its very unlikely that he would have written any piano concertos at all as the piano was invented some time during the 17th (I think) century. In the 13th century he would have been limited to sackbutts, viols and eunuchs singing soprano.

08-13-2005, 03:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
TheDoors'Chick27 Groupie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New York Posts: 1	Without a doubt, Ray Manzarek.

04-20-2006, 02:26 AM	#7 (permalink)
Frances Bitchfarmer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Between the minarettes, down the Casbah way. Posts: 981	Tori Amos is right up there.

08-13-2005, 09:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,847	Lewiscode you just got an A$$load of credit in my book for including Charlie Mingus in your list. Not a lot of people know who he is, that he did'n't just play upright bass, and,let alone, what an wonderful piano player Mingus was.